By Ckazilek – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,/commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid 116559120

The Tiger Beetles family (Cicindelidae) are predators that catch prey by chasing them on foot. They are poor fliers but the fastest runners of the insect world. The Australian Tiger Beetle (Rivacindela hudsoni), can run as fast as to 9 km/h (5.6 mph).

Their magnificent carapace is due to tiny pits and ridges on layers of translucent wax and melanin that reflect color and give that “metallic iridescence” look.

By Gubin Olexander – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid64358261

By Noah Kirkland – http://www.inaturalist.org/photos/445925782, CC BY 4.0,commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

By Ckazilek – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, /commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid116559119

By Charles J. Sharp – Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, /commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

By Kozue Kawakami – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/454950123, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

By Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE – Monster Tiger Beetle (Manticora scabra) male, CC BY-SA 2.0, /commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40740770

Muhammad Mahdi Karim – Own work, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6861278